The story first took place in Zhufo'an Town, Huoshan County, Lu'an City, Hui Province.
In 1978, a little baby named Liu Qianchun, my father, was born in Taoyuanhe Village.
More than ten years later, a white-faced scholar-like street kid wandered around the village all day long with nothing to do. He dropped out of school because his English was very poor in his second year of high school and he had no hope of going to college. At that time, my family ran a small shop and had no worries about food and clothing. People in the village believed that my father could not endure hardship and would only enjoy happiness, and would not have a big future in this life. It later turned out that they were only half right.
